NOVAFRICA News: 2026 PhD Summer School on Development Economics
Nova SBE is offering the PhD Summer School on Development Economics to students and professionals who wish to advance their curriculum and knowledge. The PhD Summer School will be taught by David McKenzie (World Bank) the focus is on key issues in the design and analysis of field experiments. The 2026 edition is ECTS accredited and will be taught in English over three days, in a face-to-face format.
The PhD Summer School is organized by Cátia Batista (Professor of Economics at Nova SBE and NOVAFRICA Scientific Director).
Course essentials:
- Practical issues in designing and analysing field experiments;
- June 22-24, 2026 (mornings);
- Instructor: David McKenzie, World Bank;
- Course ECTS: 3.5;
- Tuition fee: EUR700;
- Application time: March 1 to March 31.
To learn more and apply to the PhD Summer school see here.
The PhD Summer School is a post-event of the 2026 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development, an international conference in the field of development economics. Over the course of two days, the conference brings together leading academics and policymakers from around the world. It provides a forum for the presentation and discussion of several relevant topics of the latest research and the real challenges of current politics are shared and discussed, creating bridges that are intended to have a positive impact.
This year, the 2026 NOVAFRICA Conference on Economic Development will feature the following keynote speakers: Abhijit Banerjee (Massachusetts Institute of Technology – MIT), Isaac Mbiti (University of Notre Dame), and Sandra Sequeira (London School of Economics and Political Science – LSE).
More information about 2026 NOVAFRICA Conference see here.
